enclose
to shut or hem in; close in on all sides: a valley enclosed by tall mountains.
to surround, as with a fence or wall: to enclose land.
to insert in the same envelope, package, or the like: He enclosed a check.A book was sent with the bill enclosed.
to hold or contain: His letter enclosed a check.
Roman Catholic Church.
Origin of enclose
1- Also inclose .
Other words for enclose
Other words from enclose
- en·clos·a·ble, adjective
- en·clos·er, noun
- pre·en·close, verb (used with object), pre·en·closed, pre·en·clos·ing.
- re·en·close, verb (used with object), re·en·closed, re·en·clos·ing.
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How to use enclose in a sentence
And this big box that encloses him is only an exaggeration of his regular nerd-dandy clothes.
The Stacks: Pauline Kael's Talking Heads Obsession | Pauline Kael | November 22, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIt is not nearly so complete as the famous Chester wall, but it encloses a larger area.
British Highways And Byways From A Motor Car | Thomas D. MurphyA fine garden surrounds the back of the palace, a large court-yard the front, and a high fortified wall encloses the whole.
A Woman's Journey Round the World | Ida PfeifferThe grey-brown husk encloses a fibrous, dry, yellow-colored fruit with its kernel.
The edible substance, which is soft and green, encloses a kernel resembling a chestnut in form and color.
Nature encloses them in the innocent indifference that preserves their brains from the more harassing kinds of distress.
Ceres' Runaway | Alice Meynell
British Dictionary definitions for enclose
inclose
/ (ɪnˈkləʊz) /
to close; hem in; surround
to surround (land) with or as if with a fence
to put in an envelope or wrapper, esp together with a letter
to contain or hold
Derived forms of enclose
- enclosable or inclosable, adjective
- encloser or incloser, noun
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